SQB
Riddles
Random
Squash
General Knowledge
100
SQB is located in these three New England cities.
Where are Boston, Lawrence and Providence?
100
I’m a breakfast food that comes in stacks. People pour syrup on me, and sometimes add butter, fruit, or whipped cream. What am I?
What are pancakes?
100
This is the most spoken language in the world by native speakers.
What is mandarin(chinese)?
100
If your swing is completely prevented by your opponent and it’s their fault, the referee awards this.
What is a stroke?
100
This planet is tilted so far on its side that it basically rolls around the Sun.
What is Uranus?
200
These five words make up SQB’s ICARE values.
What are Integrity, Concern for Others, Appreciation, Respect, and Effort?
200
I’m a scientist who never finished university. I explained black holes, used a wheelchair most of my life, and spoke with a computerized voice. Who am I?
Who is Stephen Hawking?
200
SQB started all the way back in this year - before most of you were even born!
What is 1996?
200
This shot is played high and soft to push your opponent to the back corner.
What is a lob?
200
This part of your eye changes size to control how much light enters.
What is the pupil?
300
This ICARE value means doing the right thing even when no one is watching.
What is Integrity?
300
You see me once in a year, twice in a week, but never in a day. What am I?
What is the letter E?
300
These blood cells help your body fight infections.
What are the white blood cells?
300
If your opponent gets too close and you can’t swing safely, you can ask for this.
What is a let?
300
This spacecraft was the first to land humans on the Moon.
What is Apollo 11?
400
These SQB Boston program staff are also alumni - name them.
Belkis and Marangela
400
This physicist discovered radioactivity and became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Who is Marie Curie?
400
Carolina has lived in six different cities around the world. Name 3 cities (excluding Boston)
Who is Carolina?
400
If a player yells “Let, please!” this is the person who gets to say yes or no.
Who is the ref?
400
This country, home to the Outback and the Great Barrier Reef, is both a continent and a nation.
Where is Australia?
500
Across all three SQB sites, this is how many staff we have, and how many of them used to be SQB students!
What are 29 staff and 9 alums
500
I can bring tears to your eyes, resurrect the dead, make you smile, and reverse time. I form in an instant, but can last a lifetime. What am I?
What is a memory?
500
This common breakfast food contains all nine essential amino acids, making it a “complete protein.”
What is an egg?
500
This is the person who says the score out loud so everyone knows what’s happening in the match.
Who is the marker?
500
This ancient civilization built Machu Picchu high in the Andes Mountains.
What is the Inca Empire?